Hey there! We are Team OurBlues, a team of six creators working with Deeplocal to create a product to amplify the listening experience of sad music.
Xue (Kira) Chen
UXUI Designer/ Artist/ Co-producer
As a seasoned user experience designer with four years in healthcare, I thrive on innovative projects and boundary-breaking exploration. My passion lies in seamlessly integrating design principles into health tech, ensuring both aesthetic appeal and user-centric functionality. Beyond my technical prowess, I bring a mindset of constant curiosity, thriving in dynamic environments that challenge me to grow. Ready for projects that redefine the possibilities in design and entertainment, I am a creative force eager to contribute my skills to the next groundbreaking endeavor.
Chaerin (Anna) Kim
UXUI Designer/ Artist
Chaerin is a passionate and collaborative user experience designer. She is devoted to the implementation of ideas to expand individual multilateral thinking in the direction of equity and diversity
Chu (Annie) Li
Programmer/ Creative Technologist
Chu is a programmer with an art background. After working with artists and programmers, she was intrigued by expressing art with programming. Chu is deepening her understanding in graphics. She would like to gain more insights through researching and doing large projects in related topics.
Cassie Lin
UXUI Designer/ Artist
A UI/UX designer with a bachelor degree in Communication Design and currently pursuing a master degree at ETC.
Angelinne (Angie) Mendenhall
Creative Technologist/ Narrative Designer
Angie Mendenhall is designer currently studying at the ETC with a passion for interactive immersive experiences and theme parks. She graduated from Florida International University with a degree in Computer Science and is now taking her experience into location-based entertainment. Fueled with a love for story-telling, Angie strives to bring guests into the narrative.
Yawen Xiao
UXUI Designer/ Artist/ Co-producer
Yawen Xiao is an interactive designer and UX/UI designer who tries to bring people happiness and pleasure, through playful yet tech-driven approaches to design. She holds a BFA from the School of Visual Arts, specializing in experiential design, graphic design, and UX/UI design. Currently, she is pursuing her master’s degree in the CMU ETC program to delve deeper into experience design and interactive entertainment.
Moshe Mahler
Instructor
Moshe Mahler is an award-winning professional innovator and storyteller whose work has been featured in attractions at Disney Parks and Resorts and shown worldwide at prestigious venues including SIGGRAPH, UIST, Comic Con, and Ars Electronica. For nearly a decade, Mahler led The Creative Technology Team at Disney Research of The Walt Disney Company, where he served as the Principal Artist. Under his supervision, the team worked hand in hand with elite Research Scientists to invent and utilize new technologies across the Walt Disney Company, collaborating with Pixar, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Disney Consumer Products, Disney Television Animation, Imagineering, and more. Mahler has authored more than 10 technical paper publications at premiere conferences and is an inventor of four issued patents. He has also contributed to dozens of publications in the computer graphics and animation fields. Mahler’s art works and animated films have been featured in a number of venues internationally, including SIGGRAPH 2005, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2015, and 2017.